COPENHAGEN – Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists. Tokyo was also eliminated, leaving Rio de Janeiro and Madrid as the finalists.

Not even the presence of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — nor a long list of celebrities — was enough to help the United States' third-largest city.

Rio's security is a big concern. But there has never been olympics in South America and after london 2012, two in a row in the same continent is not likely. It has never happend, actually. Madrid is the candidate with the most installations prepared and with the highest national support at 95% so that should be good points for Madrid though.

Rio's security is a big concern. But there has never been olympics in South America and after london 2012, two in a row in the same continent is not likely. It has never happend, actually. Madrid is the candidate with the most installations prepared and with the highest national support at 95% so that should be good points for Madrid though.

two in a row in the same continent is not likely. It has never happend, actually.

Not recently, but before WWII and also soon after the Olympics barely went out of Europe.

FIFA World Cup Soccer and the Olympics back to back is also somewhat unlikely, to use your term, or at least people tend to put it forward sometimes as a reason why cities/countries would be passed over, but in reality it does happen: Germany '72 + '74, Mexico '68 + '70 and U.S.A. '94 + '96. So now Brazil too.